CIA, NIMN to trade membership

With the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the Chartered Institute of Administration (CIA) and the National Institute of Marketing (NIMN) last Thursday, becoming a member of both institutes has just become easier.

President of the CIA, Goddy Idaminabo, said at the institute’s induction held at the Golden Tulip Hotel, Festac Town that the MoU would enable any member of the CIA who wants to join NIMN to only need to write the institute’s final examination or vice-versa.

For instance, he explained that a NIMN member wishing to join CIA, would skip the Foundation, Intermediate, Part I and Part II stages and write only the Part Three examination.

He said the decision to collaborate with NIMN was influenced by the world becoming a global village.

“Today we had an epoch making ceremony where we signed a Memorandum of Understanding with NIMN. The NIMN is an institute of repute and I think that this marriage will bring a lot of progress to Nigeria’s economy because the CIA is making the policy while the NIMN is selling the policy.

The president called on everyone in administrative position to register with CIA to hone their administrative skills.

“You cannot practice as a lawyer without the consent of the Nigeria Law School; you cannot practice medicine without the consent of the Nigeria Medical Association; and you cannot be an administrator without the factor of CIA. If those of them at top of medical administration pass through CIA, we will not see what we are seeing today in the country. Any government that neglects professional administration must live to regret,” he said.

A member of the CIA, Dr Festus Oshoba told the new members what they should know to become successful professionals.

“If you are found wanting, your certificate will be withdrawn from you,” he warned.